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==Non-native accents==
==Non-native accents==
===Windermere===
===Windermere===
Skellan makes some contrasts not found in [[Windermere]]:
[[Windermere]] accents are relatively weak as foreign accents go. Most accent features come from the fact that Skellan makes some contrasts not found in Windermere:
*Windermere speakers may have difficulty with some Skellan vowels, especially /œ ø~œy/, stressed /ə/ and diphthongs in closed syllables.
*Windermere speakers may have difficulty with some Skellan vowels, especially /œ ø~œy/, stressed /ə/ and diphthongs in closed syllables.
*Voiced fricatives /v ð/ may be confused with /f θ/.
*Voiced fricatives /v ð/ may be confused with /f θ/.